[Syrupmakers] Sweet Sorghum Destroyed Again by Sugar Cane Aphid in East Tennessee

[John Matheson]

Scott,
This is the second year I've had the aphids in southern NC, first year I
knew what it was. My ants are fire ants, so I attempt to control their
numbers, but I don't treat the sorghum plants. Lots of those as in an
ladybugs here, to no avail.

The aphids seem to arrive late in the season. Anyone try to plant early to
avoid their arrival in numbers? I read that they overwinter in the Deep
South.

-John

On Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 8:58 AM Scott <scott at eldercomputersolutions.com>
wrote:

> No I don’t have mealybugs.
>
> I have buckwheat to bring in the beneficials. I have tons of lady bugs but
> they can’t kill aphids fast enough to keep up
>
> Scott
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 10, 2018, at 8:40 AM, Richard Harrison <rharrison922 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Keith and Scott,.
> >    The only problem with relying on beneficials is that when they eat
> the population they would have nothing left to eat. Therefore, beneficials
> don't usually get so numerous as to destroy all their "food". Hence, the
> best you could hope for is some degree of control and not eradication.
> >    So, Scott, do you have mealybugs as well as aphids?
> >
> > Richard
> > --------------------------------------------
> > On Wed, 10/10/18, Keith Evans <dr.ofsheetrock at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Syrupmakers] Sweet Sorghum Destroyed Again by Sugar Cane
> Aphid in East Tennessee
> > To: "A list for sorghum and cane syrupmakers" <
> syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 6:18 AM
> >
> > They say that lady
> > bugs will take care of the aphid problem, if you get enough
> > of them
> > On Wed, Oct
> > 10, 2018, 6:15 AM Scott <scott at eldercomputersolutions.com>
> > wrote:
> > I have
> > not noticed lots of ants.
> >
> >
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Oct 10, 2018, at 3:49 AM, Richard Harrison <rharrison922 at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >
> >> Scott,
> >
> >>    I have read that ants are usually a big part of the
> > problem as they have a symbiotic relationship with
> > aphids.
> >
> >> Have you noticed lots of ants?  Do you think you could
> > control them and see if it will help or solve the
> > problem?
> >
> >> Also, I have always noticed mealybugs rather than
> > aphids, per se, on my sugarcane in NW FL. Ants also
> > "farm"
> >
> >> mealybugs as well.
> >
> >>
> >
> >> Richard Harrison
> >
> >> --------------------------------------------
> >
> >> On Tue, 10/9/18, Scott <scott at eldercomputersolutions.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >
> >> Subject: [Syrupmakers] Sweet Sorghum Destroyed Again by
> > Sugar Cane Aphid in East Tennessee
> >
> >> To: "syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net"
> > <syrupmakers at syrupmakers.net>
> >
> >> Date: Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 10:02 PM
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >> This is the 3rd year in row my sweet sorghum grown
> > in
> >
> >> East Tennessee has been damaged and/or destroyed by
> > the
> >
> >> sugar cane aphid.  Gets worse every year.  I grow
> >
> >> organically so I have not tried the EPA banned
> > product.
> >
> >>   I have tried Neem Oil and Karanja Oil.
> >
> >>    It has been suggested to try Neemix but at this
> > point
> >
> >> I am trying to decide will I every stop those pests.
> > I
> >
> >> have considered just not growing for awhile and wait
> > and
> >
> >> see.  Any suggestions would be appreciated?
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >>
> >
> >> Thanks
> >
> >> Scott
> >
> >>
> >
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